Iron Mike

Iron Mike

Third champions club of the summer! The rain held off just in time for us to get the Iron Mike 3k in! What a great workout to end the first month of summer on! For those who don't know who Iron Mike is, his real name was Mike Webster. A Rhinelander alumni, who is without a doubt one of the best centers in NFL history! More on Mike HERE.

This workout like MURPH is a staple of the Champions Club summers and was done for many years prior!

Iron Mike

Teams of 4:

For time:

3k Run

Carrying a 45/25lb plate

Each teammate MUST carry the plate 600M SOLO. NO TEAM CARRYING.

No need for a quote this workout. We do this in honor of Mike Webster. He used to do a 5k ALL ALONE with a 45lb plate. Thinking about that is plenty to stay motivated! With the first month of summer down we are going to find out WHO wants to keep putting the work in and who will burn out! Time to double down and dig deep! Champions keep going when things get tough.

I once again forgot the before picture, but DID remember the after and picture of our champions of the week! Just have to much fun with this crew that I can't wait to get doing!

Post - Iron Mike

Champions of Iron Mike: Paul Denis and Kayla Skubal!

Times and teams below! Great work everyone!

S. Denis, J. O'Malley, D. O'Malley, L. Schwinger - 16:51

C. Leisure, D. Feck, E. Shoeder, J. Barkus - 16:52 (Close finish between the two front runners!)

L.Webster, D. Hakala, B. Sternitzky, N. Lesire, B. Lesire - 29:00 (The hogs came out and dominated this! Way to represent the O/D line and not be afraid of some running!)

V. Biolo, L. Eddy, K. Skubal, K. Skubal, L. Bishop - 20:51 (Stud girls crew! Can we get two full girls teams next year?!?!)

T. Smits, J. Willoughby, H. Danoin, T. Eades - 23:58

J. Haselton, B. Kjos, A. Sparling, I. Mickevicius - 21:46

D. Biolo, J. Biolo, M. Haselton, A. Bergman - 23:33

T. Biolo, R. Hanson, M. Eagleson, P. Denis - 20:10 

Big props to everyone who got out today and GOT BETTER! We had 4 upcoming freshmen, 9 upcoming sophomores, 13 upcoming juniors, and 4 upcoming seniors do this workout! The Juniors took it to heart this week and showed up! Seniors and Freshmen still looking to see if you can get out for one workout and take one from the Juniors or Sophomores! Onto July, four workouts left! Who will finish summer STRONG!

Baker & Able

Baker & Able

Second champions club of the summer! What a day it was in the weight room! We had another outstanding showing from our athletes who are dedicated to getting BETTER each and every day! We had our previous record fall as we had 30 athletes take up the mantel today and CRUSH this workout! I cannot tell you how electrify the weight room gets on these days! It's truly amazing how these athletes push themselves and each other in a fun and competitive manner!

Another new Champions Club WOD, in Honor of the first ever USA Monkeys to go to space! 

Baker & Able

For time:

10 reps at each lift

Deadlift

Squat-Clean

Thruster

Hang Clean

Front Squat

Push Press

SDLHP

~ 5 Minutes Rest ~

Repeat at lighter weight

Score is average of the two times. Hope you can do some math!!!

For each workout over the summer, a quote will accompany it for athletes to think about while they workout. Today's quote was "Nothing Changes if nothing changes." What a great thing to think about for our lives! Many of us always want the next best thing, even more feel they DESERVE the next best thing. But what have we DONE to deserve it??? If your car tire goes flat and you just sit in the car and complain, that tire is going to stay flat until you DO SOMETHING! The same is true with our lives, that doesn't mean we always GET what we WANT...BUT we do always get SOMETHING out of it. Maybe that something is a thing you didn't realize you even needed. 

I did it!!! I finally remembered ALL 3 Pictures from this workout! I should've bought a lottery ticket today now that I think about it...

Pre-Baker & Able

Post-Baker & Able

Champions of Baker & Able: Logan Schwinger and Violet Biolo!

Average of the times below, Along with wts used if they were marked!

M. Eagleson - 5:20 115/85

K. Skubal - 6:27 65/55

K. Skubal - 6:22 65/55

J. Campbell - 7:00

H. Dantoin - 6:43 75/60

J. Barkus - 7:16

L. Schwinger - 5:22 135/95

C. Sieker - 6:27 135/95

D. Feck - 4:55

C. Leisure - 5:28

S. St.Peter - 11:18 95/75

B. Leisure - 6:31

L. Bishop - 4:15 85/65

Z. Germain - 6:57 135/95

B. Sternitzky - 9:20

D. Hakala - 8:14

A. Wisnewski - 9:05

T. Denton - 8:10 65/60

P. Denis - 11:02 65/60

J. Willoughby - 6:10 95/75

T. Smits - 6:23 95/75

L. Eddy - 6:41 

V. Biolo - 6:19

E. Deede - 3:45

S. Hucksteadt - 3:40

J. Dupree - 7:00

E. Shoeder - 6:18

T. Eades - 5:14

D. Biolo - 7:15 135/95

Big props to everyone who got out today and GOT BETTER! We had 6 upcoming freshmen, 11 upcoming sophomores, 9 upcoming juniors, and 4 upcoming seniors do this workout! That's right the juniors will have a fight on their hands from the sophomore class to see who can pull out more champion club wins! Will the seniors or freshmen find a way to steal a win??? Still have 5 workouts left for them to try!!!

Autobot Activities

   Autobot Activities

First champions club of the summer! What a day it was in the weight room! These athletes haven't been out of school for a week and they were ready to get into action. We had 27 champions show up this morning, that's right our first week of 2024 and we have a record setting champions club! What a great way to start, now to keep it rolling all summer!

Had a new one this morning, Autobot activities. Teams of 3 for this one, workout in-depth posted below!

Autobot Activities

Teams of 3: 

AMRAP ~ 12 minutes

21-15-9 Thrusters (75/55)

21-15-9 Burpee Pull-ups

~ 3 minutes rest ~

AMRAP ~ 9 minutes

15-12-9 Powercleans (95/65)

15-12-9 Bar Over Burpees

~ 3 minutes rest ~

Partner Wheelbarrow walk basketball sideline.

Each partner must get carried by both teammates and carry both of their teammates.

For rounds, one partner works, one rest, one is holding a plate above head (45/25)

Reps only count while plate is above head.

For each workout over the summer, a quote will accompany it for athletes to think about while they workout. Today's quote was "Every chance is a choice." and boy how true that is. When you think about all the chances you have in your life, it is STAGGERING. Somethings you take for granted, but truly everything we do is a chance and our CHOICE is how we approach it. These athletes first took the chance to show up, they then also made the CHOICE to get after this workout. It would have been easy to say "Well at least I showed up." which is true, that's one step ahead of those who didn't. But they took even more steps by COMMITING to making this workout great, pushing themselves to their limits.

What a fun day it was! So much fun I forgot the BEFORE picture AGAIN! I need to start writing that on the whiteboard so I can show the difference from before and after! I also forgot to get our champions of the workout. 

Post-Autobot

Champions of Autobot Activities: Trenton Smit and Lexi Bishop!

Rounds complete and times below. Order will be as listed, with rounds complete followed by reps complete for each segment with total time it took to complete wheelbarrow carries at the end!

The Primes: D. Biolo, J. Biolo - 2 rnds 4 Thrusters / 2 rnds / 1:15 (some might say advantage with only 2 members, as we did one rest one work and no one had to hold a plate above their head.)

N.W.A: L. Schwinger, L. Webster, B. Leisure - 1 rnd 36 Thrusters/24 Burpees / 2 rnds 4 Cleans / 1:50

No Namers: T. Smits, G. Anderson, J. Roberts - 1 rnd 21 Thrusters/21 Burpees / 1 rnd 32 Cleans/27 Burpees / 1:50

Girl Squad: V. Biolo, K. Skubal, K.Skubal - 1 rnd 36 Thrusters/33 Burpees / 2 rnds 15 Cleans / 1:54

Swim: S. Denis, P. Denis, M. Fugle - 1 rnd 36 Thrusters/36 Burpees / 2 rnds 8 Cleans / 1:42

Fresh Meat: N. Leisure, M. Haselton, T. Denton - 1 rnd 36 Thrusters/17 Burpees / 1 rnd 15 Cleans/5 Burpees / 1:31

Big Boys: D. Hakala, B. Stott, B. Sternitzky - 1 rnd 36 Thrusters/30 Burpees / 1 rnd 17 Cleans/15 Burpees / 3:00

SAJ: S. Caselton, A. Sparling, J. Haselton - 1 rnd 21 Thrusters/21 Burpees / 2 rnds / 2:20

Kings: M. Eagleson, B. Olson,  C. Nelson - 1 rnd 45 Thrusters/38 Burpees / 1 rnd 27 Cleans/24 Burpees 1:52

Corn Cobs: Z. Germain, L. Bishop, C. Leisure - 2 rnds / 2 rnds / 1:30

Great job everyone! We had 5 upcoming freshmen, 5 upcoming sophomores, 11 upcoming juniors, and 6 upcoming seniors do this workout! Will any class be able to dethrone the juniors for the most members attending these workouts?!?! Only time will tell! 

Girls Soccer 2024

 

 Girls Soccer 2024 Recap

The Hodag girls soccer team had another dominant year! Placing second in the conference and earning a 3 seed in playoffs! Going 3-1-1 in non-conference games and 6-2-2 in conference games. Along with this they had an outstanding playoff run! Big congratulations goes to Sophie Mijevich for being named Offensive Player of the Year and Emma Chiamulera for being named Defensive Player of the Year!

Scores from matches: 

vs Shawano 4-2

vs Washburn 2-0

vs Waupaca 2-0

@ Mosinee 9-1

vs Medford 0-0 (Medford won shootout)

vs Antigo 17-0

@ Northland Pines 4-0

@ Rice Lake 0-0

vs Lakeland 0-1

vs Mosinee 7-0

@ Medford 1-0

@ Menasha 2-4

@ Antigo 8-0

vs Northland Pines 0-0 (RHS won shootout)

@ Lakeland 1-1 (Lakeland won shootout)

Semi-Regional

vs Shawano 3-1

Regional Final

@ Lakeland 0-1

Offensive Player of the Year:

Sophie Miljevich - Jr.

Defensive Player of the Year:

Emma Chiamulera - Sr.

1st Team All-Conference:

Emma Chiamulera - Sr.

Sophie Miljevich - Jr.

2nd Team All-Conference:

Morgan VanZile - Sr.

Vivian Lamers - Fr.

Ella Miljevich - Fr.

Honorable Mention All-Conference:

Leah Jamison - Sr.

Mia Tulowinsky - Jr.

Mya Krouze - Sr.

Looking ahead: 

The Hodags had another strong year falling just short of the GNC title and having a regional final exit from GNC champion Lakeland. The Hodags will lose GNC Defensive Player of the Year Emma Chiamulera, along with 2nd Team All-Conference Morgan VanZile, and Honorable Mention All-Conference Leah Jamison and Mya Krouze. However, the Hodags will be back in force next season! Headlining the returners for the ladies is GNC Offensive Player of the Year Sophie Miljevich. Also returning will be 2nd Team All-Conference players Ella Miljevich and Vivian Lamers, along with Honorable Mention All-Conference Mia Tulowinsky. Some other key pieces for the Hodags will be June Chiamulera, Alexis Smith, Alison Birk, Makinzie Arneson, Kiley Pooch, and Hayley Schiek.

Boys Tennis 2024

 

 Boys Tennis 2024 Recap

The Hodags boys went undefeated in conference dual meets posting a perfect 5-0 record.  Overall they went 29-6 in matches within those meets. The team captured their TENTH consecutive GNC title this year! Way to go Boys!

GNC Coach of the Year: Matt Nichols

GNC Singles Player of the Year: John Currie - Sr.

GNC Doubles Players of the Year: Joey Belanger/Dalton Fritz - Sr/Sr.

Scores from meets: 

vs Ashland 6-1

vs Lakeland 5-2

vs Antigo 6-1

vs Pacelli 7-0

vs Medford 5-2

Moving on to Sectionals: 

John Currie - Sr. 1 Singles

Payton McCue - Jr. 3 Singles

Zacha King - Sr. 4 Singles

Joey Belanger/Dalton Fritz -Sr/Sr. 1 Doubles

Gavin Denis/Dawson Pontell - Sr/Sr. 2 Doubles

Moving on to State:

Joey Belanger/Dalton Fritz - Sr/Sr. 1 Doubles

Results from State:

Joey Belanger/Dalton Fritz advance to round of 32 taking on #13.

Joey Belanger/Dalton Fritz state run ends in round of 32. Overall Record 21-6

1st Team All-Conference:

John Currie - Sr. - 1 Singles

Zacha King - Sr. - 4 Singles

Joey Belanger/Dalton Fritz - Sr/Sr. - 1 Doubles

Dawson Pontell/Michael Schiek - Sr/Jr. - 2 Doubles

Aiden Ostermann/Karter Massey - Jr/Jr. - 3 Doubles

2nd Team All-Conference:

Honorable Mention All-Conference:

Nick Lesch - Jr. - 2 Singles

Payton McCue - Jr. - 3 Singles

Looking ahead: 

The Boys Tennis team will look to reload and keep their GNC title streak alive next season. Losing both Singles Player of the Year and Doubles Players of the Year along with a host of other 1st Team All-Conference selections. Leading the Hodags will be returners Michael Schiek, Karter Massey, Aiden Ostermann, Nick Lesch, and Payton McCue all who earned an some type of All-Conference award. 

Baseball 2024

 

 Baseball 2024 Recap

It was a rough year for the Hodag baseball team. Posting a 1-11 conference record, 0-7 non-conference record, and 0-1 playoff record. The Hodags will look towards building off the bright spots of this season going forward.

Scores from games: 

@ Stratford 1-13, 2-8

@ Antigo 0-8

@ Wisconsin Rapids 0-13, 0-9

vs Northland Pines 5-8

@ Northland Pines 10-4

vs Antigo 5-7

vs Medford 1-7, 1-12

vs D.C. Everest 0-8

vs Lakeland 2-13, 6-7

vs Merrill 2-3

@ Wausau East 1-10

vs Mosinee 0-6, 0-10

vs Tomahawk 7-13

@ Tomahawk 2-3

@ Ashland 1-3

1st Team All-Conference:

2nd Team All-Conference:

Seth Nofftz - Jr.

Dylan Vanderbunt - Jr.

Honorable Mention All-Conference:

Kaden Vanney - Sr.

Looking ahead: 

When looking ahead the Hodags have lots of talent coming down the pipe. Most notably they will return both 2nd team all-conference selections in Seth Nofftz and Dylan Vanderbunt. The Hodags will still be looking towards a younger squad for 2025 but have experience coming back with Rowan Wiczek, Chandler Servant, Abe Gretzinger, and Tyler Chariton.

Track & Field 2024

 

 Track & Field 2024 Recap

The Hodag track team had another year of great improvements across the board! What is even better is lots of firepower will return for the following year! The girls and boys each won a handful of meets and both ended up placing 4th place in what was an extremely fun conference meet. The girls team got the better half towards the end of the season qualifying two individuals and a relay team for the state meet.

Team Finishes from meets:

Indoor Season

@ Ashland - Boys: 4/8 Girls: 5/8

@ Merrill - Boys: 2/6 Girls: 1/6

@ Northland Pines - Boys: 2/8 Girls: 4/7

Outdoor Season:

@ Home - Boys: 1/9 Girls: 1/9

@ Pines Relays - Boys: 2/9 Girls: 3/9

@ Three Lakes - Boys: 2/7 Girls: 1/7

@ Otto Bacher (Merrill) - Boys: 4/11 Girls: 4/11

@ Tomahawk - Boys: 5/6 Girls: 3/6

@ Home - Boys: 2/11 Girls: 2/11

@ Medford (GNC Championship) - Boys: 4/7 Girls: 4/7

Regionals:

@ Rice Lake - Boys:6/9 Girls: 6/9

Advancing from Sectionals:

Aila Bergman - So. - 100M Hurdles & 300M Hurdles

Libbey Buchmann - So. - Shot Put & Discus (Regional Champion in Discus)

4x1M Relay - Timphus, Biolo, Ruetz, Bishop - Sr, So, Fr, Jr.

4x4M Relay - Biolo, Ruetz, Hartman, Eddy - So, Fr, Sr, Fr.

Myles Eagleson - So. - Long Jump

Logan Schwinger - Jr. - Shot Put

Reid Schultz - Jr. - Shot Put

Sectionals: 

@ Colby - Boys:28/30 Girls: 10/32

Advancing From Sectionals:

Aila Bergman - So. - 100M Hurdles

Libbey Buchmann - So. - Discus

4x1 Relay - Timphus, Biolo, Ruetz, Bishop - Sr, So, Fr, Jr.

State Results:

Aila Bergman - 16/18

Libbey Buchmann - 4/18

4x1 Relay - 15/16 Season PR of 41.01

1st Team All-Conference:

Aila Bergmann - So. (100M Hurdles)

Lexi Bishop - Jr, Olivia Ruetz - Fr, Violet Biolo - Fr, Lena Timphus - Sr. (4x100M Relay)

Zach Germain - Jr, Ben Olson - So, Sam Zwaard - So, Paul VanCamp - Sr. (4x100M Relay)

Aila Bergmann - So. (300M Hurdles)

Violet Biolo - So, Kyleah Hartman - Sr, Lucy Eddy - Fr, Olivia Ruetz - Fr. (4x400M Relay)

Myles Eagleson - So. (Triple Jump)

Libbey Buchmann - So. (Discus)

2nd Team All-Conference:

Shawn Denis - Jr, Jackson Weinzatl - Fr, Greyson Gremban - Jr, Avrom Barr - Fr. (4x800M Relay)

Macy Myers - Fr, Shyanne Hueckstaedt - Fr, Nicole Long - Sr, Emma Deede - Jr. (4x200M Relay)

Abe Barlog - Sr. (300M Hurdles)

Myles Eagleson - So. (Long Jump)

Libbey Buchmann - So. (Shot Put)

Logan Schwinger - Jr. (Shot Put)

Honorable Mention All-Conference:

Zach Germain - Jr. (100M Dash)

Connor Dumpprope - So. (300M Hurdles)

Logan Schwinger - Jr. (Discus)

Looking ahead: 

Looking ahead the Hodags will make a strong push in both the boys and girls titles. A ton amount of firepower returns on both teams. Highlighting some of the returning girls are all but one state qualifiers in, Violet Biolo, Aila Bergmann, Lexi Bishop, Olivia Ruetz, and Libbey Buchmann. Some other notable girls returning include, Emma Deede Shyanne Hueckstaedt, Macy Myers, Lucy Eddy, Luna Grage, and Reese Gehrig. On the boys side some more firepower returning comes from Shawn Denis, Myles Eagleson, Logan Schwinger, Reid Schultz, Zach Germain, Connor Dumpprope, Ben Olson, Sam Zwaard, and Jackson Fuss. The track team has a multitude of great athletes across all grade levels that will help them make a push for a dual conference title in 2025!